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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Services
SSH Server
Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary
Allow Only SSH Protocol 2
Allow Only SSH Protocol 2
An XCCDF Rule
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Allow Only SSH Protocol 2
High Severity
Only SSH protocol version 2 connections should be permitted. The default setting in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
is correct, and can be verified by ensuring that the following line appears:
Protocol 2